Storm Riders

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director = David Lourie
Dick Hoole
Jack McCoy
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starring = Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew
Gerry Lopez
Mark Richards
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released = 1982
runtime = 90 minutes
country = Australia
language = English
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"Storm Riders" are young and free and ready for anything - discovering the exotic jungles of Sumatra, Java, romantic Bali and the blistering desert of outback Australia. They ride the treacherous coastlines of Africa and the Great Australian Bight, pitting their courage against the biggest waves ever filmed, sharing waves with wild dolphins and Windsurfing huge life-and-death waves in Hawaii.

"These are the Storm Riders and they will take you on the ride of your life. The greatest ocean adventure ever filmed featuring the best Oz music you'll ever hear."

"Hoole/McCoy Films" in association with "Rip Curl Wetsuits", and "L.K. Communications" present "Storm Riders", a film by David Lourie, Jack McCoy and Dick Hoole, featuring the world's best surfers and the world's champion windsurfers.

In 2000 RealSurf compiled a list of 180 of the best surf movies ever made. Storm Riders came in at number 16.Fact|date=August 2008

Storm Riders was digitally remastered and re-released in 2007 to celebrate the movie's 25th anniversary.

Cast

*Surfer - Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew
*Surfer - Gerry Lopez
*Surfer - Mark Richards
*Surfer - Wayne Lynch
*Surfer - Simon Anderson
*Surfer - Thornton Fallander
*Surfer - Tommy Carroll
*Windsurfer - Robbie Naish

oundtrack

LP EMI EMX-112Film soundtrack compiled by Hugh Rule and Brett Goldsmith.

Track Listing: (Aus)
# "Summer of 81" performed by Mondo Rock
# "Hard Act to Follow" performed by Split Enz
# "Bustin' Loose" performed by Moving Pictures
# "Life Speeds Up" performed by The Church
# "Local and/or General" performed by Models
# "Unpublished Critics" performed by Australian Crawl
# "Cool Change" performed by Little River Band
# "Tunnel of Love" performed by Sunnyboys
# "Hit & Run" performed by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
# "Asian Paradise" performed by Sharon O'Neil
# "Hot Cover" performed by Matt Finish
# "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" performed by Jimmy & The Boys
# "Falling" performed by Mark Gillespie

Track Listing: (US version)

# "Hard Act to Follow" performed by Split Enz
# "Summer of 81" performed by Mondo Rock
# "Life Speeds Up" performed by The Church
# "Look at Me" performed by Matt Finish
# "Big City Talk" performed by Marc Hunter
# "Unpublished Critics" performed by Australian Crawl
# "Gay Guys" performed by The Dugites
# "This Is the Ritz" performed by N Z Pop
# "People" performed by Mi-Sex
# "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" performed by Jimmy & The Boys
# "Local and/or General" performed by Models
# "Albert of India" performed by Split Enz

External links

* [http://www.jackmccoy.com/ Jack McCoy Films]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vWUWUV3RxQ Digitally re-mastered trailer for Storm Riders]
* [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20888036-5003420,00.html]